The Jonathan million job agenda

By Henry Umoru, Asst. Political Editor

AKURE, the Ondo State, literally stood still on Wednesday, as supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term aspiration stormed the Democracy Park to witness the turn of the state’s presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
As early as 7.30 am, a mammoth crowd of PDP supporters had converged on the well decorated venue of the campaign rally with beautiful balloons of PDP colours to receive the august visitor.

Present to witness the campaign of the PDP presidential candidate, in the state were politicians, party leaders, stakeholders, businessmen and women, diplomats, market women, students, among others. Also there were those who belonged to different political parties during the last gubernatorial election in Ondo State.
President Jonathan

President Jonathan

Jonathan was there with Vice President Namadi Sambo; PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu; Muazu, Director- General, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Ahmadu Ali; members of PDP Board of Trustees, BoT; and national leaders of PDP.

On hand to recieve Jonathan and his team to Ondo State were the state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; members of the Ondo State PDP Working Committee; the Zonal Working Committee of the party Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Hon. Kingsley Kuku; the Chief of Staff to the President, Brig. Gen. Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa, rtd; a former PDP governorship candidate and ex- National Legal Adviser of the PDP, Chief Olusola Oke; business Mogul, Chief Jimoh Ibrahim; among  others.

Mimiko had declared the day as a public holiday to allow civil servants and students to attend the campaign rally.

Before Jonathan spoke to the crowd, former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi; Mimiko; Ali; Kuku; Oke; Sambo; Muazu had spoken.

When it was time for him to speak, Kuku, who said he was speaking to corroborate Mimiko who had spoken for the state, stressed that Ondo was for the PDP and the President, adding that in those days, election in the state was between the Labour Party, LP, and the PDP and come the day of his birthday, February 14, the people of Ondo will vote for Jonathan and congratulated him in advance.

The presidential aide, an Ilaje indegene, disclosed that peace has returned to the state chapter of the PDP as  leaders, stakeholders have buried the hatchet to ensure victory for the President and the PDP in next month’s elections, adding that correction must be made so that original members of the PDP before Governor Mimiko returned are carried along if there must be true and genuine reconciliation.

He boasted that he would do everything for the re- election of Jonathan even as he was optimistic that the president will win the election landslide.

Addressing the crowd of PDP supporters, Jonathan said he was overwhelmed by the large turn out of people at the rally,  just as he promised to empower the young people and that his administration would increase funding for education, nurture small and medium scale industries in the country. He promised to create two million jobs yearly if he emerges the winner of the Feb­ ruary 14 presidential election and that  over 1.8 million Nigerian youths enter into the unemployed market yearly, saying that the two million jobs he proposed to create will cater for the teeming unemployed youths on yearly basis.

The President, who declared that his administration will focus on education, agriculture and youth empowerment, stressed that the transformation agenda of his administration will be boosted during his sec­ ond term administration to develop the youths through education. According to him, as an educationist, he knows the importance of education and could not af­ ford to rubbish the sector.

Jonathan explained that his administration had em­ ployed several youths pointing out that his government has provided elec­ tronic libraries in many prima­ ry and secondary schools in the country. “Politics is about people and I cannot be a leader if I fail to do what my people want,”he stated.

“I appeal to all Nigerians to vote for the PDP in the forth­ coming general elections in order to enjoy better living. We are ready to strengthen youths through education and devel­ op our economy beyond the imagination of any individual or group of people.”

The President spoke on the unresolved crisis among major leaders of the party in the state. While calling for the sup­ port of the People of the people of Ondo State, Jonathan as­ sured that he would do every­ thing within his capacity to ensure that the internal crisis within the state chapter of the PDP ends. He added that all the factions of the party in the state will soon become one.

The President told the warning party leaders.

Jonathan pleaded with Jimoh Ibrahim and Oke to work with Mimiko.

If they fail to work together as a team, he warned, the opposition may take advantage of that which will not augur well for all in the state.

The President said, “ For the PDP family, I use this platform to state that we will work hard to make sure that Jimoh Ibrahim and the governor join hands together and talk about the interest of the state”.

Also addressing the rally, Sambo said Jon­ athan was building a better coun­ try for all Nigerians to benefit, noting that the achievements of the PDP led government in Nigeria cannot be over empha­ sized. In his remarks, Mimiko  boasted that Jonathan remains the best person to lead the country and that his level of education and knowledge would take the country to higher heights.

As the PDP continues the presidential campaigns  head ahead of the general elections,  many Nigerians think it should dwell more on issues   by telling them what the government has done in the last three and a half couple years, why the people must vote for Joanthan and the PDP and what the Party plans to do if elected the President of the country.

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